Senator Harrison A. Williams. New Jersey Democrat, today introduced an amendment to the Export Control Act that would protect American businessmen from the Arab boycott against Israel.
The amendment would make it illegal for American firms to respond to questionnaires sent out by the Central Arab Boycott Office, in Damascus; to provide boycott information in any other way; or to sign boycott agreements.
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